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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1905
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1905
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ticulars, that none of the marriages performed in the Woolwich
Registrar's Office and Chapels in Charlton and Kidbrooke, of
residents in those Parishes, are-included.
Number of Marriages in Greenwich and St. Nicholas, 1893 to 1905, inclusive:-
| Year. | In Churches of England in Greenwich. | In Churches of England in Charlton and Kidbrooke | In St. Nicholas Parish Church. | Marriages in Registrar's Office and Chapels in Greenwich. | Total. | Approximate Population of the districts concerned. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 295 | — | 49 | 94 | 438 | 66489 |
| 1894 | 299 | — | 44 | 100 | 443 | 67507 |
| 1895 | 246 | — | 52 | 102 | 400 | 68525 |
| 1896 | 282 | — | 61 | 96 | 439 | 69543 |
| 1897 | 287 | — | 40 | 119 | 446 | 70561 |
| 1898 | 309 | — | 45 | 119 | 473 | 71569 |
| 1899 | 343 | — | 46 | 158 | 547 | 72597 |
| 1900 | 359 | — | 46 | 140 | 545 | 73615 |
| 1901 | 354 | — | 52 | 147 | 553 | 74636 |
| 1902 | — | — | — | — | 667 | 75969 |
| 1903 | — | — | — | — | 675 | 77395 |
| 1904 | 324 | 129 | 48 | 174 | 675 | 101651 |
| 1905 | 303 | 130 | 67 | 205 | 705 | 103493 |
BIRTHS.
The total number of births registered during the year has
been 2,678, of which 1,368 were males, and 1,310 females. This
gives a birth rate of 25.95 per 1,000 of the population. The
birth rate for the County of London equals 27.l per 1,000, and
varies from 13.5 in the City of London, 16.2 in Hampstead, 16.8
in the City of Westminster, 19.3 in Kensington, 20.5 in Stoke
Newington, and 21.3 in Chelsea, to 32.1 in Poplar, 33.2 in
Bethnal Green, 33.3 in Bermondsey, 33.5 in Shoreditch, 34.7 in
Finsbury, and 35.3 in Stepney.
As most people are aware, the Births and Deaths Registration
Acts allow the registration of a birth to be made within the first
six weeks after the birth without any undue formalities; a birth
may be registered after the expiration of this time, but then certain
other formalities have to be gone through. Practically all births